[ubuntu-studio-users] hardware/mobo recommendations...

[Gustin Johnson]

I have an i7 3770k (with an Asus P8Z77-V LE MB) as well as an AMD 8350
(with a 990FXA-UD3 MB.  The Intel is faster and a lot cooler (temperature
wise).  Both are EFI based but both can boot in what they call "Legacy"
mode.  Both worked out of the box for me with Ubuntu 13.04.  I only tested
12.10 on the Intel since I did not have the AMD at the time.

Functionally both work, Linux seems to make better use of the 8 core AMD,
though I would still give the edge to Intel.  In particular with large
amounts of RAM.  I have 32 GiB of 1866 RAM which run at full speed on the
Intel, but only 1600Mhz on the AMD.  If I drop the amount of RAM to 8 GiB
then they run at full speed.

If the choice was an i5 or 8350, I might give the edge (but only slightly)
to the AMD.  If you put the i7 into the mix then there is no competition
IMO.  If I had to choose only one system, I would stick with the Intel.

Hth,


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Abram Caleb <theorganloft at gmail.com> wrote:

> ASUS  ATHLON MOBO with 8 core AMD FX processor
>
> 8 GB RAM (buy fastest that you can afford)
>
> turn off on board sound and go with a revolution 7.1 PCI sound card (rare)
> - Sound Blaster Live is OK but the Rev is better.
>
> 2 - 500 GB WD Hdd or 2 TB drives
> DVD Writer
> Zotac Dual Channel 600 series or better graphics card (NVidia)
>
> 500 watt Power supply - a good one!
>
> Get a nice case with a case fan - liquid cool on CPU not necessary
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Adam Behnke <abehnke at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm in the market to upgrade my computer.
>>
>> Would anyone be willing to share their experiences for good hardware or
>> even hardware to avoid?
>>
>> I was looking at a MSI socket LGA 1155 mobo with a core i5 proc, but i'm
>> leary of the UEFI bios.
>>
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